Think of your outdoor kitchen as an outdoor room that is an extension of the inside of your house. By keeping your outdoor kitchen close to the back door you will use it a lot more than if it is located off in a distant corner of your yard. It is always nice when you do not have far to carry your hamburgers, etc and can go back and forth intot he house quickly.
Try to have your outdoor living room/ dining room close to the outdoor ktichen so that you keep the party together all in one area. You don't want the chef all by there self cooking and the rest of the group having fun elsewhere.
Put the grill down wind from where your guests will sit so that smoke does not blow in their face. Try to position the island so you do not look at the back of the grill from your house. Do not have anyone sitting directly behind the grill since it is hot, and smokey.
If you plan on using stone veneer you will need the counter top to overhang the stone. With stone veneer use flush mount doors that will fully open, the sun premium double doors with shevles will hit the stone.
Put all of the cooking appliances on one end if the island and the sink/fridge/ ice bin in the other end.
It is best to have 12-18" of counter top space on each side of your appliances for serving platters and cooking untensils.
FRAMING WITH GALVANIZED STEEL STUDS
Do not use wood (a fire hazard) or interior galvanized studs that are sold at Home Depot and Lowes. Interior galvanized studs are too thin and do not have enough galvination to hold up for exterior use. We receive pictures each year of people who used wood showing wrought and now have to rebuild their island with steel framing. Use self tapping screws with pan heads that have thin heads and almost flush with the framing.
Use a square to keep the corners and cutouts at all 90 degree angles. Do not use dog ears for any support members. This is not correct construction and shown in many photo's by contractors and diyers on the internet.
Try to frame spacing of appliances and accesorries so thay they are symetrical.
Most doors and drawers, etc have an outside trim. Make sure to include enough space between items so that these trims do not over lap.
We highly recommend you use the Bbq Coach system and avoid costly mistakes that will create problems down the road.
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It is always best to buy all accessories from the same brand so that the hardware and finish will match. Make sure stainless steel is 304 grade.
TIPS: Grills: 4 burner most popular size approx 30" 5 burner or larger for entertaining propane grills - never position a propane grill in direct heat like under the grill. Heat can cause a dangerous explosion. Locate your propane in an approved propane enclosed drawer. Doors below grill: cutout width of doors = or less than grill cutout width to fit inbetween the right and left grill studs. We have an advanced kit if necessary but it is much easier if the doors fit between the studs. This also applies to doors or drawers below a side burner or cocktail center.
Design Your Outdoor Kitchen With Bbq Coach Modules Get started by using basic modules sizes to see what will fit in your landscape. 4 ft module for grill and double or single door below 3 ft module for double doors / drop in ice chest / large size sink / large width undercounter fridge / warming drawers / bev center 30" module for most under counter refrigerators / for single drawers to wide to fit in a 24" module / 2 ft module for side burners / trash propane drawers / double or triple drawers / paper towel bin / 18" cocktail center use 45 degree module , diaganol sink module , 90 degree module , diaganol corner module to make turns use 48" table module or the 60" octagon fire pit table in bar height to add a nice seating area. use the split bar counter kit to create a nice bar counter that is 6" higher than the cooking level counter top. allow 2 ft per adult. you can wrap split bar counter around 45 degree modules, around 90 degree corners and even tie it into a back splash or bar counter. consider adding a 6" x 6" footrest kit under the split bar counter Bar height modules are also available. Consider adding 12" over hang kit for bar stools on bar height modules. You can also add 12" overhang on the end of standard height modules for extra counter top space such as next to a grill area.
Bbq Coach Is One Of America's Top Distributors of Sun Grills and Accessories This product line is made of 304 grade stainless steel. We give free matching frame kits for each Sunstone item you buy from us at the time of your frame kit order.
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DCS click here> At Bbq Coach we have built a lot of kits for clients with DCS appliances and accessories and have never heard a bad word about the product.
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